diff --git a/examples/models/llama/runner/generation.py b/examples/models/llama/runner/generation.py
index ed25d44b6f..bf592b775f 100644
--- a/examples/models/llama/runner/generation.py
+++ b/examples/models/llama/runner/generation.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def forward(
     def generate(  # noqa: C901
         self,
         prompt_tokens: List[int],
+        max_seq_len: int,
         temperature: float = 0.8,
         top_p: float = 0.9,
         echo: bool = False,
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def generate(  # noqa: C901
         print(f"{self.tokenizer.decode_token(current_token)}", end="", flush=True)
         tokens = prompt_tokens + [current_token]
 
-        while len(tokens) < self.params.max_seq_len:
+        while len(tokens) < max_seq_len:
             if self.params.use_kv_cache:
                 logits = self.forward(
                     tokens=torch.tensor(
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ def text_completion(
         """
         return self.generate(
             prompt_tokens=self.tokenizer.encode(prompt, bos=True, eos=False),
+            max_seq_len=self.params.max_seq_len,
             temperature=temperature,
             top_p=top_p,
             echo=echo,
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ def chat_completion(
                 prompt_tokens=self.tokenizer.encode(
                     self._format_prompt(prompt), bos=True, eos=False
                 ),
+                max_seq_len=self.params.max_seq_len,
                 temperature=temperature,
                 top_p=top_p,
                 echo=True,